Owner Jeffrey Loria keeping open mind about keeping roof open at Marlins Park

The Marlins won 4-1 tonight, snapping a six-game losing streak after the team ordered the roof at Marlins Park open for the sole purpose of trying to end the skid.

“We had to change it up,” owner Jeffrey Loria said, holding a plate of birthday cake the Marlins all shared to celebrate Jose Reyes’ 29th birthday.

“It’s very easy to keep the roof open when the sky is blue and the humidity is low. If it’s that way tomorrow, we’ll probably keep it open again.”
Will Loria keep lobbying to open the roof as long as the Marlins keep winning?

“I’m not sure yet,” he said, laughing. “I don’t have an answer for that one.”

The Marlins are 3-2 with the roof open, 14-14 with it closed.

It was 79 degrees in Miami tonight with a nice breeze.

“It was cooler,” said starting pitcher Josh Johnson, who threw a season-high 116 pitches and struck out seven in seven innings to get the win.

“It was breezy and it kept the humidity down. It’s still humid when the roof is closed. They close it so late that the humidity still stays in here.”

Reyes said the open-sky atmosphere was good because the Marlins won.

“That’s all we can ask for,” he said. “It was good to play with the roof open today. The weather was perfect.”

Closer Heath Bell said the open-sky game made a difference.

“It was just a different feel,” he said. “It was almost like a brand-new stadium.

“Sometimes when you are in a dome, you feel like you’re inside all the time. It was really nice. I think we should do it once in a while.”